Definition of chlorophyte in English:
chlorophyte
noun ˈklɒrə(ʊ)ˌfʌɪtˈklɔːrə(ʊ)ˌfʌɪtˈklôrəfīt
Botany A lower plant of the division Chlorophyta, which comprises the green algae.
Example sentencesExamples
- For example, replacement of diatoms with chlorophytes will alter cycling of silica because diatoms require silica and chlorophytes do not.
- For example, diatoms generally have a lower phosphorus requirement than chlorophytes.
- In general, diatoms and chlorophytes had much higher biovolume than cyanobacteria and chrysophytes.
- The plastids of rhodophytes, chlorophytes, and glaucophytes are surrounded by two membranes and probably directly derived from a cyanobacterial ancestor and are thus called primary plastids.
- The upstream and freshwater sections of these rivers are dominated by an assemblage of chlorophytes, diatoms, and cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria).